Tradition and Tackle

To Lee Orr, fly fishing isn't really about catching fish. It's about standing in a stream of tradition. As part of his embrace of that tradition, Orr taught himself to build traditional bamboo fly rods in his basement workshop. All it took was some hand tools — and a whole lot of time. To Lee Orr, fly fishing isn't really about catching fish. It's about standing in a stream of tradition. As part of his embrace of that tradition, Orr taught himself to build traditional bamboo fly rods in his basement workshop. All it took was some hand tools — and a whole lot of time. To Lee Orr, fly fishing isn't really about catching fish. It's about standing in a stream of tradition. As part of his embrace of that tradition, Orr taught himself to build traditional bamboo fly rods in his basement workshop. All it took was some hand tools — and a whole lot of time. To Lee Orr, fly fishing isn't really about catching fish. It's about standing in a stream of tradition. As part of his embrace of that tradition, Orr taught himself to build traditional bamboo fly rods in his basement workshop. All it took was some hand tools — and a whole lot of time.